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Friday, September 30, 2011

"i am" Film Screening & Talk with Filmmaker Sonali Gulati

What do parents say when they find out their child is gay? Eleven years after her mother’s death, lesbian filmmaker Sonali Gulati returns to her hometown of New Delhi, India, to clean out her house and make peace with the parent she never came out to. Gulati interviewed 21 Indian families over the course of five years to unravel the intricacies and difficulties of coming out in India.

Dir. Sonali Gulati, 2011, India, 71 mins. in Hindi and English with English subtitles

Part of the Reel Affirmations 20th International LGBT Film Festival!

After the film, KhushDC is sponsoring a special Q&A session with Sonali Gulati! You definitely don't want to miss out on this screening and experience, which should insightful for both those in the LGBTQ community and their allies. More information to come regarding the location of the Q&A.

Dinner after the Screening & Talk
After the film and talk at the theater (probably around 5:00pm), we're walking over to "Thai Place" restaurant to celebrate the awesomeness of Sonali and her work. Dinner will be pay-on-your-own, so if you decide to attend, please plan on bringing cash. (It's sometimes hard for the restaurant to split checks with so many people.)

About

KhushDC is a social, support and political group that provides a safe and supportive environment, promotes awareness and acceptance, and fosters positive cultural and sexual identity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) and additional gender or sexual minority South Asians in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

We represent a broad array of nationalities including those of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.